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Mobifixx – a great mobile phone repair shop in Nairobi.

Mobifixx at Diamond Plaza, Parklands, Nairobi, Kenya

Its inevitable. At one point or another, you will damage your mobile handset, or it will stop working properly for no apparent reason. That’s of course if it has not yet happened to you, or at least once? Over the last decade or so, I have had a good number of incidents when I either accidentally damaged a mobile phone or it just went on the blink for no good reason. The tricky bit of course was finding a repair shop or “repair guy” that could fix it. On the other hand, even if covered under warranty at the dealers, it was sometimes more practical to simply buy a replacement mobile handset rather than bother fixing the damaged one.

This is what brings me to the point of this blog post. In a country of over 22 million mobile subscribers, its surprising how hard it is to find a decent mobile phone repair shop. I am NOT talking about the sort that just happens to operate around the corner where there is a 50/50 chance they can actually repair your phone – if not make it worse. I am talking about the type who are professional, affordable and most importantly reliable? Yes, these are few and far in between. Therefore, it came as something of a surprise the other day that I encountered a mobile repair shop called “Mobifixx”.

Mobifixx are located at the popular Diamond Plaza mall in Parklands. I happened on them by chance and paid them a visit. I was intrigued to find out if they could fix the cracked screen of my smart phone (courtesy of my over enthusiastic 2 year old son). They not only were able to repair the cracked screen in around 30 minutes, it even looks better than it did when I got the phone. The other bit that was also really great is the price – it was around 50% of the cost I had been quoted by a reputable phone dealer. Yes indeed, Mobifixx will sort out your damaged mobile phone. That’s what they do, and do really well. Give them a call on 0715-321999.

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95 Comments

  1. king4
    April 11, 2011 at 9:44 am — Reply

    No great mobile repairer. I am told that the tecnician has been out for over 9 months now

    • April 12, 2011 at 10:41 am — Reply

      @king4 really? Well, they sorted me out in no time.

      • Nitram
        April 9, 2015 at 5:13 pm — Reply

        Hi Moses,

        Where can I get this guy to fix my phone…

        • April 16, 2015 at 5:10 am — Reply

          @nitram see the mobile number in the blog post for Mobifixx. I actually had my smartphone and iPad screens fixed there last week so they are still very much doing what they do well! 🙂

  2. Dennis
    April 11, 2011 at 10:56 am — Reply

    Hey thanks for this. I have an antique phone and I was wondering where I could get it’s spares. Will give them a call and see.
    Thanks again

  3. bhagwan raichandani
    April 12, 2011 at 2:00 am — Reply

    congrads Sunil,
    your services have really come as a solace and comfort to the mobile users. keep it up.

  4. samuel oyaro
    May 19, 2011 at 3:12 pm — Reply

    Not a bad idea to pay them a visit and see what they are able to do. Reminds me of a shop, actually an office since they are located on the third floor of a building. Uhuru plaza to be exact, in Kisii town. They go by the name FONE CARE CENTER. The chap i talked to seemed knowledgeable in what he was doing, but cited challenges in the industry, especially infiltration by quacks.

  5. chen
    October 7, 2011 at 2:42 pm — Reply

    my ipphone was watered!! could you please help?

  6. jackie
    March 19, 2012 at 5:26 pm — Reply

    Hi
    I am missing the Harsh key which is the key for my Blackbeey bold 9700, can you help me and if so,how much?

  7. Tony
    May 23, 2012 at 7:39 pm — Reply

    Do u have phone repair causes, if yes how much do u charge.

  8. nate
    June 27, 2012 at 1:20 am — Reply

    Hello bro,
    The glass of my iphone was broken!Can u help me? Can i use original parts to repair!
    Best regards!
    Nate

  9. alex amkam
    December 13, 2012 at 5:02 pm — Reply

    hy there? i wanted to inquire if you can repair a bricked htc snap s521?
    it doenst load past the boot loader.. the tri colout band..

  10. jane
    January 18, 2013 at 8:52 am — Reply

    How much does it cost to replace a broken screen for htc desire mobile

  11. rey
    February 19, 2013 at 12:28 pm — Reply

    my samsung phone automatically says charging when its turned off and when its switched on its says connecting to pc, and now when it does that i can’t text or even read the messages and neither can i browse, access any details on the phone and even call…. the only thing i can do is receive calls, what is the problem and can it be fixed, if yes @ how much?

  12. Kimusta
    February 20, 2013 at 6:38 pm — Reply

    Your location in Nairobi? Guide the customers Bwana!

  13. alvin
    May 17, 2013 at 4:05 pm — Reply

    iam a phone tech myself and i can solve all your problems.Give me a call on
    tides87@gmail.com

  14. Azym Asger
    September 19, 2013 at 5:30 am — Reply

    hi.. Im from mombasa. I’d like Nokia N79 spare part, thats ‘Nokia N79 side button flex cable’ – volume and camera keys. If u have please inform. Thanks.

  15. October 2, 2013 at 8:36 am — Reply

    The repair shop mobifixx stated above changed management,im the person behind the workshop..kindly direct all your quaries to info.uspskenya.com
    We expanded the company to now USPS Kenya limited..located at diamond plaza and Galleria mall.

    Thanks.
    0700 710 252

  16. ken
    March 9, 2014 at 2:13 pm — Reply

    i factory reset my iphone 4s the other day….its been asking for a factory restore n update…on restore…when it gets to 1.2gb..it says error occured….gave it to a repairer last week….he says that it nids its IMEI number….searched for it on my icloud account bt aint thea…can you sort me out n at wat cost?

  17. Paul mapesa
    May 30, 2014 at 5:47 am — Reply

    can I get help with repair of my intel inside phone touch repair?

  18. waqas Mirza
    June 8, 2014 at 8:06 pm — Reply

    Dear m here Nairoby and i am from Pakistan . Am a software/Hardware tecnicain of mobile /tablet / ipad /Etc
    If u have any Job for me plz email me soon may b i will come tomarow on ur shop

    • will
      July 19, 2014 at 6:56 pm — Reply

      are you able to bpass the activation code on the iphone 5s

      • waqas Mirza
        July 26, 2014 at 9:37 am — Reply

        u mean to day that icloud id by pass ?
        icloud can b removed perment .if ur phone is stuck on icloud activation . it can be done by me .
        U have to email me on my id not like this . waqas_ali6012003@yahoo.com

  19. D Shah
    June 9, 2014 at 1:41 pm — Reply

    Gave my HTC phone to Mobifixx for repairs. They couldn’t manage to fix the issue with the phone and I believe the staff there pocketed original Dr. Dre Beats earphones which were in the phone’s box.

    And they’re going to charge me for that …. couldn’t fix the phone and stole accessories that came with it. And they get paid for it!!!!

    • June 26, 2014 at 4:29 pm — Reply

      @DShah sorry to hear about this? Did you bring this issue up with their management?

      • June 26, 2014 at 5:10 pm — Reply

        Try uspskenya limited.

  20. john kelly
    July 2, 2014 at 2:32 pm — Reply

    mobifixx you are great.infact you are number one in phone repairing.sincere customer dont mind about the mannerless commenters that have posted nonsence.
    if its true that your phone was not made to your perfection did you get in touch with the management?
    if you have nothing to do,dont bring your useless comments here.
    SIR moses kemibaro: the entire team of mobifixx ltd salute you for your sincerity

    • D Shah
      November 13, 2014 at 9:48 am — Reply

      It seems that the manager at Mobifixx; a gent by the name of Sunil – is only available when accepting orders and payment. When customers have genuine issues with the service provided, he always seems to have ‘travelled’ or ‘away on business’

      And the so-called technicians don’t seem capable enough to tie their own shoelaces.

      I kid you not, one of the staff was actually picking her nose (quite vigorously) while attending to clients. Bloody amateurs.

  21. Saad
    July 8, 2014 at 5:18 am — Reply

    Hi can you get a motherboard for htc my touch 4G if yes plz let me no how much it will cost

  22. saka tony
    August 6, 2014 at 9:24 am — Reply

    i would like to know how much it might cost to repair a screen of blackberry 9700

  23. September 8, 2014 at 8:16 am — Reply

    Hi there you can also get quality smart phone repair services from us (Quantal Tech Solutions ) we deal with Iphones, Ipads, Blackberry , Samsung, Nokia ,Sony ,Lg , Htc among others. We can sort you out for both software and hardware problems including unlocking. Call us today on 0728811527.

    • Eunice
      May 4, 2016 at 7:48 pm — Reply

      Hey there do you repair infinix x551??

  24. Jerry
    October 17, 2014 at 12:41 pm — Reply

    can i get an R sim adaptor at you workshop?

  25. Nyambok II
    November 2, 2014 at 11:25 pm — Reply

    My trackpad for BB 9360 has stopped working how much would it cost to replace another one.
    Let me know

    • November 5, 2014 at 7:42 am — Reply

      @Nyambok we at QTS (Quantal Tech Solutions ) can replace it for you at Ksh 1500/= . Just call 0728811527 or visit our site http://www.qts.co.ke for more details.

  26. Richard Mutahi
    November 9, 2014 at 6:35 pm — Reply

    My htc one phone has a cracked screen and dimmed. Can it be repaired and how much?

    • D Shah
      November 13, 2014 at 9:39 am — Reply

      whatever you do, DO NOT take the HTC One to mobifixx.

      I had an issue with my HTC One M7, they kept it for repairs for over 2 months (HTC doesn’t have a service centre in Kenya and spares are hard to find – but they wouldn’t tell me that – I got the same reply each time I inquired about the progress -‘the technician is working on it’)

      Finally they admitted defeat in fixing the issue and returned my phone. The original Dre Breats earphones which had come with the phone were ‘missing’. To add insult to injury, the phone’s software had been downgraded and it gave off a burning smell and overheated when I tried to charge the phone.

      Try Muresh Communications – they are also in Diamond Plaza. A much better service.

  27. Esther
    November 10, 2014 at 11:34 am — Reply

    my phone Make: BLU and Model: Star Jr fell and the sceen went black. i’m asking to inquire if you can get support for such makes. kindly advise.

  28. Andrew
    November 26, 2014 at 3:10 pm — Reply

    DO NOT USE MOBIFIXX until one or two bad eggs are moved on!

    I, like you, had used them a few times and was very happy with the service.

    However yesterday an ugly incident occurred whereby they took the back off an appliance, plugged it in to charge it for 5 minutes and then demanded 2,500/-.

    When I refused such an exorbitant sum for such a simple everyday task the situation got very out of hand with me leaving the shop, and the Mobifixx ‘manager’ (a Kenyan) grabbing my wife as ‘hostage’ until I paid. Most unedifying.

    I will of course be contacting Sunil the owner of this store as one or two gangster type technicians are ruining the shop’s reputation, and also they never wrote a job card and were obviously about to pocket the Kshs 2500.

    They will no doubt post a comment rubbishing everything I have written here (ref ‘John Kelly”s curious comment above in July this year, pretending to be a customer then revealing himself clearly and aggressively to be a member of the Mobifixx team)…but I have witnesses from the neighbouring tailor shops who saw the whole incident and will corroborate my story when Sunil speaks to them.

    Nasty business, extortion, demanding money with menaces and hostage-taking. I never expected such a thing when we wondered down to Mobifixx after a pleasant lunch at Diamond Plaza!

    • D Shah
      November 26, 2014 at 4:59 pm — Reply

      Andrew, you should report this incident to the police.
      Demanding money is one thing; inappropriately touching your wife calls for serious action. A law suit would be certainly in order.
      I can also vouch for one thing; you can call Mr.Sunil and his concern will be laughable.
      But by all means take this up with the Mobifixx management and then report to the cops. A good lawyers services would not go amiss.
      These guys need to be taught a lesson!!

  29. kiprotich alfred
    December 1, 2014 at 10:51 am — Reply

    i have a Be-phone with a cracke screen and touch..please if you have the spare kindly replay back so that i can come with it for repair

  30. Anthony
    February 22, 2015 at 4:00 pm — Reply

    can I get the back metal casing for iPhone 5 black

    • February 23, 2015 at 12:18 pm — Reply

      Yes you can.It will cost you 5000 call 0728811527.

  31. JOHN MUTWIRI
    March 23, 2015 at 3:23 pm — Reply

    HI THERE?CAN GET A CITYCALL I930 SCREEN?AND IF YES…HOW MUCH WILL YOU CHARGE ME?CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE A REPAIR..MY PHONE NUMBER IS 0716968755

  32. Felix
    April 19, 2015 at 6:30 pm — Reply

    Hi,
    I rooted my htc One XL and now it can power on at all. How much will it cost to repair that. If possible reply to my email or 0725060607 so that it can be fixed as soon as possible

  33. Yvonne
    May 5, 2015 at 11:38 am — Reply

    Hi..
    I have am mi-A350 with a cracked screen ..
    Kindly let me know if you will be able to fix it

  34. sam
    May 22, 2015 at 1:19 pm — Reply

    hallo . are you able to fix m1 a350 outer screen its broken

  35. Alphan
    June 8, 2015 at 3:54 pm — Reply

    Hello,

    Can this guys repair my Infinix Hot Note X551 screen?? My daughter dropped it the other day and the screen cracked.. I would appreciate a timely response. My number is 0720073049 or email me bettywanjiku4@gmail.com

    • June 8, 2015 at 6:09 pm — Reply

      @Alphan check with Infinix at their customer care centre located at the Bishop Cardinal Otunga Building in Nairobi’s CBD. They fix their phones there although in my experience it can take as long as a month as spares can be erratically available.

  36. Elvis
    July 4, 2015 at 4:22 pm — Reply

    Hi i have MI A531 with a broken screen. can u fix it? if so what are the charges?

  37. assern prince
    August 15, 2015 at 10:08 pm — Reply

    Got an HTC 10inch tablet which can’t power on as it was loosing charge when it was put on charger instead of gaining till it went off.is there a remedy for it to work again?

  38. Augustine
    October 3, 2015 at 1:29 am — Reply

    Alcatel one touch screen

  39. Rahim
    October 10, 2015 at 10:52 am — Reply

    I have got a htc butterfly s dual sim asia region phone which has a problem with the software. It needs full flashing with rom. Advice pls?

  40. vincent
    November 12, 2015 at 8:03 am — Reply

    How much will it cost to replace a broken screen of infinix x551

  41. onesmus Titus
    November 27, 2015 at 2:42 pm — Reply

    hello, can i get a replacement battery for Mi-A531. if yes, at what price.

    • philip
      October 9, 2016 at 7:59 pm — Reply

      Hi @Onesmus Titus. I have the same problem with my Mi a531 and it has proven quite difficult to find a replacement battery. Did you ever get one for your phone? If so, please advice me on how to get one.

    • philip
      October 9, 2016 at 8:00 pm — Reply

      Hi @Onesmus Titus. I have the same problem with my Mi a531 and it has proven quite difficult to find a replacement battery. Did you ever get one for your phone? If you did, please advice me on how to get one.

    • philip
      October 9, 2016 at 8:03 pm — Reply

      Hi @Onesmus Titus, did you manage to get the battery for your MI A531? If you did, please advice on how to get one, I need it desperately….

  42. jony kim...
    December 6, 2015 at 1:06 am — Reply

    hey i need mi htc one m7 covers changed…..0728021439

  43. December 24, 2015 at 12:37 pm — Reply

    Hey.
    ive got a cracked screen on my infinix phone of which i need some repair on that.if you got the original infinix parts kindly contact me personally on 0715848818
    and how much will that be??

  44. December 28, 2015 at 5:59 am — Reply

    I have a phone T-MOBILE 3G MY TOUTCH.It stoped working its screen toutch sensor. Can it be repaired.

    • December 28, 2015 at 8:23 am — Reply

      @Kennedy please check with Mobifixx directly as I just blogged about them.

  45. December 29, 2015 at 11:29 am — Reply

    Hey Moses.Can you unlock the icloud activation bypass on i phone 4s?.Please assist.lenny

  46. Amos
    February 1, 2016 at 4:02 pm — Reply

    Hi do you replace screen for mi phone,0707323688

  47. Kim
    February 13, 2016 at 8:22 pm — Reply

    Can i get a replacement screen for htc butterfly 2? the inner one not the top touchscreen

    • Antony
      April 21, 2016 at 3:30 pm — Reply

      Kim what happened to yours? I seem to have a similar problem

  48. George Kioi
    March 2, 2016 at 5:03 pm — Reply

    Hello,
    Can i get Sony xperia z4 case?
    Contact me via 0728232718.

  49. victor
    March 7, 2016 at 7:42 pm — Reply

    I need an original battery for infinix hot note x507. Can I get in your workshop?

  50. March 22, 2016 at 12:22 pm — Reply

    I need the touch screen for fly iris IQ4400. mine is cracked. do you have it? if yes, reply i will call back

  51. Edward
    April 7, 2016 at 2:17 pm — Reply

    can i get an original battery for innjoo note pro

  52. Alvin
    April 15, 2016 at 9:09 am — Reply

    Can i get a battery for Mi A531?

    • philip
      October 9, 2016 at 8:05 pm — Reply

      I need a battery for my MI A531 as well

  53. paul
    June 27, 2016 at 9:48 am — Reply

    hay! can i get a replacement screen for tablet xytel M901 . plz contact me via 0724969164.

  54. John
    October 17, 2016 at 9:41 pm — Reply

    Surprisingly these guys still do a great job!! Had an iPhone 5s screen replaced in 40 minutes 🙂

  55. November 19, 2016 at 11:02 pm — Reply

    Hey..how can i fix my phone it hits down and has not worked for 2weeks ago and it also has a problem with motherboard. How much can it cost to repair a damaged motherboard?

  56. ANDREW
    January 10, 2017 at 7:07 am — Reply

    hey, how much will it cost to fix my broken touch screen of motolola G TX 1032

  57. Alfred kim
    January 19, 2017 at 8:44 am — Reply

    Hi guys I have a infinix x551 copy n a sanei tablet both with damaged screens can they be fixed up plz?? my number 0720552818

  58. Eugene Okana
    February 20, 2017 at 2:48 pm — Reply

    Do you repaire Obi Fox S453 Screen?

  59. Fred Oguta
    March 16, 2017 at 4:16 pm — Reply

    My cubot p11phone is cracked rendering the lower side of the screen inactive. Can it be fixed and what is the cost of replacing the screen and where can the screen be bought.

  60. kayode
    June 4, 2017 at 4:00 am — Reply

    Please I need a motherboard for infinite hot s.

  61. Dominion
    August 9, 2017 at 12:09 pm — Reply

    I want my Infinix 557 screen restored. how much will it cost me

    Get back to me as soon as you receive this

  62. Harish
    August 31, 2017 at 5:35 pm — Reply

    i am in bomet and i would like to fix my tecno m6 screen in ur shop please can u inform me the cost and direction please

  63. Dianah chweya
    October 1, 2017 at 10:42 pm — Reply

    Hey I’d like fo be repaired for a fly IQ4415screen how much?

  64. veronica
    December 3, 2017 at 5:09 pm — Reply

    Hi,wanted to know if you sell the phone spare parts at a wholesale price too.

    • December 5, 2017 at 7:02 pm — Reply

      @veronica please ask Mobifixx directly? I just blogged about them.

  65. evance sumba
    March 12, 2018 at 8:58 pm — Reply

    Are you offering cause in phone repair

  66. Fess
    March 8, 2019 at 10:29 pm — Reply

    how much does it cost to replace tecno phantom 6 screen and tecno W3 motherboard?

    • March 11, 2019 at 2:00 pm — Reply

      Please reach out to Mobifixx directly via their website.

  67. daki
    May 22, 2019 at 12:01 pm — Reply

    hi? how much to replace techno phantom 6 plus screen

  68. newton
    October 17, 2019 at 3:14 pm — Reply

    hi do you have touchscreen for oukitel c8

  69. mello
    May 31, 2020 at 1:32 pm — Reply

    hello i was asking if u can fix jodom phone screen sensor failed or have encounter with a jodom phone before

  70. EMMACULATE
    November 9, 2020 at 2:24 pm — Reply

    I’M LOOKING FOR SPARE PARTS OF MY PHONE INFINIX 507 FULL REPLACEMENT SO IF CAN REPAIR FOR ME YOU CAN CONTACT ME VIA MY PHONE NUMBER 0795973859

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